Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	evil_a	good_a	4,841	5	4.5571	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17144	An apologie for religion, or an answere to an vnlearned and slanderous pamphlet intituled: Certaine articles, or forcible reasons discouering the palpable absurdities, and most notorious errors of the Protestants religion, pretended to be printed at Antwerpe 1600. By Edvvard Bulkley Doctor of Diuinitie	Bulkley, Edward, d. 1621?; Wright, Thomas, d. 1624. Certaine articles or forcible reasons.	1602 (1602)	STC 4025; ESTC S106873	145,731	186

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righteous_a for_o if_o a_o good_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o evil_a fruit_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v 18._o how_o much_o less_o can_v god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o goodness_n and_o even_o goodness_n itself_o bring_v forth_o evil_a action_n neither_o do_v god_n direct_o or_o effectual_o intend_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n nor_o their_o danation_n but_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o shine_v not_o only_o in_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o mercy_n towards_o the_o faithful_a and_o godly_a but_o also_o in_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o justice_n against_o the_o wicked_a and_o reprobate_a the_o similitude_n of_o intend_v the_o burn_a of_o a_o ship_n and_o consequent_o the_o death_n of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o it_o will_v not_o here_o hold_v for_o god_n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o do_v intend_v neither_o the_o sin_n nor_o perdition_n of_o man_n but_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o just_a judgement_n your_o own_o angelical_a doctor_n thomas_n 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he_o desire_v the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v but_o the_o execution_n 32._o of_o his_o justice_n yet_o it_o be_v true_a which_o augustine_n say_v deus_fw-la operatur_fw-la in_o cord_n bus_fw-la hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la inclinandas_fw-la voluntates_fw-la 21._o eorum_fw-la quocunque_fw-la vult_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la bona_fw-la pro_fw-la sua_fw-la misericordia_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la mala_fw-la pro_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la iudicio_fw-la utique_fw-la aliquando_fw-la aperto_fw-la aliquando_fw-la occulto_fw-la semper_fw-la autem_fw-la iusto_fw-la i._o god_n work_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o incline_v their_o will_n to_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v either_o to_o good_a thing_n by_o his_o mercy_n or_o to_o evil_a for_o their_o desert_n by_o his_o judgement_n which_o sometime_o be_v open_a and_o sometime_o secret_a but_o always_o just_a and_o which_o fulgentius_n say_v deus_fw-la licet_fw-la auctor_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la

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